Mike Espy

Alphonso Michael "Mike" Espy (30 November 1953-) was the US Secretary of Agriculture from 22 January 1993 to 31 December 1994, succeeding Edward Madigan and preceding Dan Glickman. He previously served as a member of the US House of Representatives (D-MS 2) from 3 January 1987 to 22 January 1993, succeeding Webb Franklin and preceding Bennie Thompson.

Biography
Mike Espy was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1953, and he worked as an attorney for the state before serving as Assistant State Attorney General from 1984 to 1985. In 1986, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, defeating two-term Republican congressman Webb Franklin to become the first African-American to represent Mississippi at the federal level since Reconstruction. From 1993 to 1994, he also served as Secretary of Agriculture under President Bill Clinton, but he resigned after he was accused of accepting gifts and abusing government perks. In 2018, he declared that he would run for the US Senate.